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Lucky Charm Hoodoo Rosary
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Day at theΒ office
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Cut-up Technique with Carolina Dean
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This is a petition paper crafted by Carolina Dean using the cut-up technique that Iβve been meaning to bring yβallβs attention to. Heβs done quite a few of them but this is the one that caught my attention at first and prompted me to ask if I could quote and use it as an example. I love this so much, as a rootworker and as a former literature professor. I think the technique is really powerful on a number of levels. Of course itβs a petition/prayer and depending on how you structure it, an affirmation. And the construction of a...
Sacred Heart with Thorns Nicho Altar Ornament
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Hand-cut, hammered, and shaped ornamentΒ is made with reclaimed tinplateΒ framing this tiny print reproduction of an antique holy card featuring theΒ Sacred Heart. After filing and sanding sharp corners and edges, I embellished it from my stash of vintage, antique, and/or reclaimed fabrics, metals, beads, and trims, includingΒ resin rhinestones, vintage lace, a satin rose, a vintage plastic faceted heart charm in a brass frame, and a tiny little curl of dried vine for the crown of thorns.Β Available at Seraphin Station.